*** ERROR # 1203 *** Space - Truss - Mesh

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

hi guys,

 

i want to mesh und FE-analyse space-truss, but it do not works, after Radioss:  it says:

 

  *** Problem(s) found while reading line 177 from file:
      C:/Users/MIMIXIA/Documents/HM30.fem
   'CBEAM          1       1       9      100.0     0.0     0.0'
 
  *** ERROR # 1203 *** in the input data:
  Vector defined in fields 6 - 8 has zero length.
 
 
how can i my change Input?
 
 
I hope that my question is pretty clear.
 
Thank you very much for your help,
 
 
 
 
 

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>post-32664-0-77100500-1409242230_thumb.j

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>post-32664-0-62542400-1409242260_thumb.j

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Answers

  • Rahul_P1
    Rahul_P1
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2014

    9527kun,

     

    The orientation of your beam elements may need to be changed, 

     

    you can send the model using the dropbox below for a review. 

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited September 2017

    sir, I am also facing the same problem with a roll cage type structure 

    can you please help

     

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited September 2017

    Hi,

    It looks like you have not defined an orientation vector for the bar elements, hence the error. Please go to 1D -> Bars panel and then update the orientation vector for the bar elements